Sam Smith has been left in tears "every night" because of his new health regime.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Meteor Choice Music Prize, with the winners announced at a live event Thursday, March 5 in Dublin’s Vicar Street.

Three music companies claim UPC Communications, the country’s second largest internet service provider (ISP), must be forced by court order to move against it subscribers who illegally download music and other copyrighted material.

Ed Power meets up with soprano Katherine Jenkins. Did he find the foot-stomping, champagne flute-hurling uber-diva that many would expect? 

She had what many would have considered the dream job — interning for the senior style director of Elle magazine and living a Devil Wears Prada-style life in New York.

What a crazy, thrilling year it’s been for Clean Bandit. Twelve months ago, the Cambridge quartet were an obscure novelty, touting an unlikely mash-up of classical music and r’n’b.

Amelia Lily says it has been "so exciting" working on her debut album.

They’re more popular than ever and writing songs for David Guetta, but it hasn’t all been plain sailing for the Macnamara sisters, writesEd Power

Amazon is launching a music streaming service in the US for its Prime members, adding yet another freebie to its popular free-shipping plan.

The cash pile at the entertainment firm owned The Voice judge and former Westlife member Kian Egan topped €170,000 at the end of its first year in operation.

Kian Egan is releasing a solo album.

Twin sisters Ellie and Louise McNamara of Heathers came to prominence with the Bord Fáilte ad, and have since been writing for David Guetta.

Four major music firms have secured orders requiring six internet service providers to block access by subscribers to Pirate Bay websites within 30 days in a bid to prevent illegal downloading of copyright music and other material.

Hopes over the future of collapsed music chain HMV were raised today after its debt was bought by the restructuring business behind HMV Canada.

HMV stores in Ireland will remain closed and will not honour gift vouchers despite them now being accepted in Britain.

As HMV staff await wages they have been promised, it has been reported that major media companies will offer support to any buyer willing to rescue the ailing retailer.

Music labels and film studios are reportedly planning to throw their weight behind a rescue deal for collapsed retailer HMV.

The nominees for this year's Meteor Choice Music Prize have been announced this evening and feature previous winners Adrian Crowley, Julie Feeney and Two Door Cinema Club.

A legal action has been launched aimed at blocking access by Irish internet users to the free file-sharing website Pirate Bay and related sites.

Well known as a wingman, Declan Sinnott has left it until the age of 62 to make his first solo album, writes Gerry Quinn

American singer/songwriter Joshua Radin didn’t pick up a guitar until 2004 but releases his fourth album this month, writes Ed Power

Big things are expected of acoustic trio The Staves ahead of their debut album.

Universal Music Group has won the qualified support of two North American artists' unions for its proposed $1.9bn (€1.44bn) acquisition of the recorded music division of the UK's EMI Group Ltd.

BILLIONAIRE Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries has won the auction to take control of Warner Music Group Corp with an offer of $8.25 a share, the company said yesterday.

Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries is buying Warner Music Group Corp., the world’s third-largest recording company, for about €906m.

Struggling retailer HMV has reportedly issued a plea to its suppliers to slash some of their upfront charges.

A DUBLIN start-up company has received a near €1 million investment boost that will help it expand and create jobs.

Enterprise Minister Mary Hanafin has scotched rumours she was poised to rush through new laws to cut off internet users who illegally download music.

Warner Music Group’s search for a buyer of its publishing arm Warner/Chappell is partly intended to clear a path to buy all of British recording giant EMI, a person familiar with the matter said.

A group of painter-decorators, led by Corkman Timmy Matley, is painting the town red after landing a major record deal.

Lady Gaga had to be dragged out of her dressing room by Oprah Winfrey after suffering from stage fright.

GLOBAL recorded music sales fell 7% to €12.8 billion in 2009, hit by a fall in the world’s two biggest markets of the US and Japan, the industry’s trade body said yesterday.

EMI’s recorded music division appeared to be back in the sights of Warner Music today after a report said the rival US firm had joined forces with private equity giant KKR to consider plans for a bid.

A US bank is lining up potential buyers for EMI in a bid to put pressure on the indebted music firm’s owners to sell the company, it was reported today.

Dance star Moby is waging war with bosses at his record publishing company over its decision to pull artists' videos from website YouTube.

Artists including Madonna, Led Zeppelin and James Blunt will all have their music videos pulled from YouTube.com - following a row between their record label and the internet site.

Four record companies have initiated High Court action to try and force eircom to take steps to stop its networks being used for the illegal downloading of music.

Reports of the death of the record company may be exaggerated, but there is little doubt that the industry is facing a prolonged bout of ill-health.

Madonna is planning to sign a $US120m (€84m) deal with a new record company, it was reported yesterday.

Madonna is set to dump her record company and sign a $100m (€70.8m) contract with tour promoter Live Nation, according to reports.

Madonna has sold her Maverick Records label, 12 years after she founded it.

Music label EMI signalled a further sharp decline in the popularity of the traditional CD today as it said revenues from the format had dropped by nearly a fifth.

Financier Guy Hands today succeeded in his attempt to snap up EMI after shareholders at the music group finally gave their support to the bid.

Growing concerns over the US economy sent UK blue chips plunging into negative territory today, with news of a raft of high profile potential takeovers unable to stem the losses.